By Serajul Quadir and Rafiqur Rahman GAZIPUR, Bangladesh, May 20 (Reuters) - A Bangladesh factory where Wal-Mart Stores Inc and Inditex SA inspectors spotted cracks...

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Target Corp said on Friday it opened a new San Francisco office to track down technology companies that can help the second-largest U.S. retailer grow its online commerce business.

Target Corpsaid on Friday it opened a new San Francisco office to track down technology companies that can help the second-largest U.S. retailer grow its online commerce business.

SAN FRANCISCO, May 17 (Reuters) - Target Corp said on Friday it opened a new San Francisco office to track down technology companies that can help the second-largest U.S. retailer grow its online commerce business.

SAN FRANCISCO, May 17 (Reuters) - Target Corp saidon Friday it opened a new San Francisco office to track downtechnology companies that can help the second-largest U.S.retailer grow its online commerce business.

SAN FRANCISCO, May 17 (Reuters) - Target Corp said on Friday it opened a new San Francisco office to track down technology companies that can help the second-largest U.S. retailer grow its online commerce business.

SAN FRANCISCO, May 17 (Reuters) - Target Corp said on Friday it opened a new San Francisco office to track down technology companies that can help the second-largest U.S. retailer grow its online commerce business.

Should you get in today with the world's largest retailer?

  If you want to get a sense of what’s happening in the world, your best bet is to ignore Government data and focus on corporate revenues.   Why revenues? Because earnings can be massaged any number of ways (depreciation methods, layi

In a report published Friday, J.P.

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Retailers don't always agree on which Bangladesh garment factories should be avoided. Some factories that Wal-Mart has banned are being used by other large retailers.

Shares of Wal-Mart sell off today. Is now a great time to buy?

NEW YORK/CHICAGO (Reuters) - Cooler than usual weather and belt-tightening by shoppers still struggling with higher payroll taxes and stubborn unemployment dampened sales last quarter at chains from Macy's Inc to Wal-Mart Stores Inc .

Cooler than usual weather and belt-tightening by shoppers still struggling with higher payroll taxes and stubborn unemployment dampened sales last quarter at chains from Macy's Incto Wal-Mart Stores Inc .

NEW YORK/CHICAGO, May 16 (Reuters) - Cooler than usual weather and belt-tightening by shoppers still struggling with higher payroll taxes and stubborn unemployment dampened sales last quarter at chains from Macy's Inc to Wal-Mart Stores Inc.

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* Walmart US same-store sales unexpectedly down 1.4 percent

* Walmart US same-store sales unexpectedly down 1.4 percent

LONDON, May 16 (Reuters) - Asda, Britain's second-biggestgrocer, said it would not take part in profit-squeezingpromotions sweeping the industry, as it reported a pick-up infirst-quarter sales.

* Walmart U.S. same-store sales unexpectedly down 1.4 percent

* Walmart U.S. same-store sales unexpectedly down 1.4percent

Wal-Mart Stores Inc. reported slight upticks in revenue and profit in its first quarter, but the retail behemoth still missed Wall Street’s expectations and watched its stock suffer in morning trading.    

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Wal-Mart released earnings today and revealed that it's grappling with a slump in sales.  Sales rose 1% to $113 billion, falling below Wall Street's expectations.  The largest U.S. retailer blamed the miss on a slew of economic factors, inc

Stocks are opening slightly lower on Wall Street a day after the market hit its latest record high.    

Wal-Mart leads Dow decliners as stocks open soft

NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- Wal-Mart Stores Inc.shares fell 2.2% on Thursday to be the biggest decliner in the Dow after the world's largest retailer reported a disappointing first-quarter profit. Its same-store sales at its namesake chain in the U.S.

It was a tough quarter for Wal-Mart Stores Inc.    

NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. stocks were poised for a slightly lower open on Thursday, indicating the Dow and S&P 500 may ease from their most recent record highs after softer-than-expected data on the housing and labor markets.

* Futures: Dow off 8 pts, S&P off 2.1 pts, Nasdaq up 4 pts

* Futures: Dow off 8 pts, S&P off 2.1 pts, Nasdaq up 4 pts

* Futures: Dow off 8 pts, S&P off 2.1 pts, Nasdaq up 4 pts

* Futures: Dow off 8 pts, S&P off 2.1 pts, Nasdaq up 4 pts

* Futures: Dow off 8 pts, S&P off 2.1 pts, Nasdaq up 4 pts

* Futures: Dow off 8 pts, S&P off 2.1 pts, Nasdaq up 4 pts

(Reuters) - Wal-Mart Stores Inc said on Thursday that this quarter would be challenging and gave a forecast that suggests profit will again miss Wall Street expectations, due in part to costs from its foreign bribery probe.

NEW YORK (TheStreet) -- Shares of Wal-Mart Storeswere dropping early Thursday after the giant retailer missed both top-line and bottom-line estimates. Net income attributable to Wal-Mart for the first quarter was $3.8 billion, up 1.1% from a year ear

Wal-Mart's quarterly profit narrowly disappointed, as fewer shoppers came to U.S. stores. The world's largest retailer also offered a profit forecast that also failed to meet expectations.

Wal-Mart's net profit rose 1.1% as the world's largest retailer reported slightly stronger revenue, though same-store sales missed expectations amid challenging weather conditions and the payroll-tax increase.

Wal-Mart (NYSE: WMT) released Q1 earnings before the market open Thursday morning for the three months ending April 30th. The retail giant missed EPS and revenue estimates by 0.87 percent and 1.92 percent, respectively.

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The world's biggest retailer Wal-Mart, which owns the UK chain Asda, says profits in the three months to April nudged higher.

The company cited a delay in income tax refund checks, bad weather, lower inflation and an increase in federal payroll taxes as major factors weighing on its quarterly results.    

(Reuters) - Wal-Mart Stores Inc's quarterly profit just missed Wall Street expectations on Thursday, with sales down 1.4 percent at its Walmart U.S. stores open...

Wal-Mart Stores Inc'squarterly profit just missed Wall Street expectations on Thursday, with sales down 1.

CHICAGO, May 16 (Reuters) - Wal-Mart Stores Inc : * CEO: "frankly, we had a more difficult quarter than expected when we

May 16 (Reuters) - Wal-Mart Stores Inc's quarterly profit just missed Wall Street expectations on Thursday, with sales down 1.4 percent at its Walmart U.S. stores open at least a year.

LONDON, May 16 (Reuters) - Asda, the British arm of United States retailer Wal-Mart, posted a 1.3 percent rise in first quarter underlying sales as price reductions and its online offering proved popular with shoppers.